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Fox’s venerable animated series The Simpsons has released a statement on casting for non-white characters that will affect the voices of such popular Black characters on the show as Carlton Carlson and Dr. Julius M. Hibbert. “Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,&#8221…

Disney Television Studios has set its panel lineup for Comic-Con@Home, the virtual program for San Diego Comic-Con that runs from July 23-26. The panels include veteran animated Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy and The Simpsons as well as first looks for newcomers NeXt and Hoop. The schedule kicks off with a conversation…

The WGA West has reached a $5.25 million settlement with Disney for interest owed on late-paid residuals for five Fox animated series: The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad! and Futurama. The guild, which says it's the largest interest-only settlement in its history, already has sent checks to…

Themes of racial and social injustice, war, the current world and even an upside-down one are key in the winners of the 2020 Peabody Awards, which on Wednesday unveiled its annual list of the 30 most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and digital media in 2019. PBS with its documentary series PO…

Fans of The Simpsons believe nearly every frame of it contains jokes — not just the frame, but every part of the frame. That’s why many of them had mixed reactions last fall when Disney first offered The Simpsons on Disney+, its direct-to-consumer streaming service. Because the show has been on the air since 1989, its…

Sunday was packed with season finales starting with American Idol, which crowned its winner virtually with a two-hour show. The ABC reality singing competition held steady in the adults 18-49 demographic with a 1.0 rating and added more eyes from last week with 7.27 million viewers, marking its biggest audience since…

UPDATED, 5 PM: Former The Simpsons writer Bill Oakley says “OK fine I guess we did” predict two of 2020’s nost disturbing events so far – coronavirus and murder hornets. Oakley was a writer on a 1993 episode in which residents of Springfield experienced a virus called Osaka Flu. In the same episode, in their panic to…

Almost a year after former long time The Simpsons composter Alf Clausen first went after Disney as well as producers 20th Century Fox Television and James L. Brooks' Gracie Films with an age discrimination lawsuit, the powers-that-be have raised their own collective voice in court – and it aint' a tune the plaintiff…

60 Minutes took the Sunday ratings throne from American Idol last night, earning a 0.9 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 9.59 million viewers. Meanwhile, ABC’s reality singing competition aired the second night of its two-part behind-the-scenes special, which slipped in the demo from last week with a 0.8 rating and…

Disney has unveiled the full content lineup for the Disney+ UK launch – officially unveiling its slew of The Simpsons seasons as well as a handful of films that are not available in the U.S. The company is to launch the service in the UK on March 24 with over 500 films, more than 350 series and a slate of 26 exclusive…

Disney has put to bed weeks of speculation by confirming that it will make The Simpsons available to stream in the UK when Disney+ launches on March 24. In a tweet on Wednesday, the House of Mouse said more than 600 episodes of the iconic Fox animation will be featured on Disney+ alongside content from Nat Geo, Marvel…

Actor Hank Azaria has expanded on his reasons for no longer voicing the character of Kwik-E-Mart proprietor Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the animated series The Simpsons. In a long New York Times interview with culture writer Dave Itzkoff, Azaria said that voicing the character “just didn’t feel right” after criticisms…